Athens-Clarke County Police Department
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The Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) is the primary law enforcement agency
for the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. It is headed by Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr.
ACCPD is an internationally accredited police agency, having been the forty-third agency to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA). Since its initial accreditation
, ACCPD has been reaccredited four times. In addition to its CALEA accreditation, ACCPD is a State Certified agency by the State of Georgia
and the first agency to receive such certification from the state.
The police department operates east and west precincts and has established fourteen police zones in the county. The west precinct, headquartered in the Georgia Square Mall
on Atlanta Highway, is responsible for zones one through seven. The east precinct, housed in police headquarters on Lexington Road, is responsible for zones eight through fourteen. The department's traffic unit operates from a police substation on Baxter Street. The Special Operations unit is based at the Fairview Street substation.
Athens-Clarke County adheres to a community oriented policing model which partners the police department with the community to address and solve community problems.
Law enforcement agency
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for the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. It is headed by Chief Joseph H. Lumpkin, Sr.
ACCPD is an internationally accredited police agency, having been the forty-third agency to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., is a credentialing authority , based in the United States, whose primary mission is to accredited public safety agencies, namely law enforcement agencies, training academies, communications centers, and campus public safety...
(CALEA). Since its initial accreditation
Accreditation
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, ACCPD has been reaccredited four times. In addition to its CALEA accreditation, ACCPD is a State Certified agency by the State of Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
and the first agency to receive such certification from the state.
The police department operates east and west precincts and has established fourteen police zones in the county. The west precinct, headquartered in the Georgia Square Mall
Georgia Square Mall
Georgia Square Mall, located in Athens, Georgia, is a super-regional shopping mall in northeastern Georgia whose clientele includes students attending University of Georgia, a major university in the state and the nation's oldest public university .-History:Opened in 1981, this two-level mall was...
on Atlanta Highway, is responsible for zones one through seven. The east precinct, housed in police headquarters on Lexington Road, is responsible for zones eight through fourteen. The department's traffic unit operates from a police substation on Baxter Street. The Special Operations unit is based at the Fairview Street substation.
Athens-Clarke County adheres to a community oriented policing model which partners the police department with the community to address and solve community problems.